− | In 1537, [[Imagawa Yoshimoto]] made peace with [[Takeda Nobutora]] of [[Kai province|Kai]], marrying his daughter, (shingen's older sister). At this time, the [[Takeda clan|Takeda]] had been considering invading [[Shinano province]], and now with Yoshimoto married to the daughter of Nobutora, the Takeda could go forward with the Shinano invasion and not have to worry about being attacked from behind by the [[Imagawa clan|Imagawa]]. Obviously the Takeda saw great merit in this political marriage, as they could put all of thier efforts into invasion. | + | In 1537, [[Imagawa Yoshimoto]] made peace with [[Takeda Nobutora]] of [[Kai province|Kai]], marrying his daughter, (shingen's older sister [[Joukei-In]]). At this time, the [[Takeda clan|Takeda]] had been considering invading [[Shinano province]], and now with Yoshimoto married to the daughter of Nobutora, the Takeda could go forward with the Shinano invasion and not have to worry about being attacked from behind by the [[Imagawa clan|Imagawa]]. Obviously the Takeda saw great merit in this political marriage, as they could put all of thier efforts into invasion. |
| Furthermore, for the Imagawa, who had been subservient in power to the | | Furthermore, for the Imagawa, who had been subservient in power to the |